Electrical Engineer

Insight Global; Wendell (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an Electrical Engineer specializing in protection and control for substations. You will design protection panels, create schematics, and develop protection schemes to meet customer requirements.

You will support FAT/SAT, collaborate with customers, troubleshoot issues, and mentor junior engineers while leading technical aspects of projects and contributing to scope development and proposals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronic Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in power systems protection and control engineering.
• Experience designing HV protection and control systems.
• Ability to read and create AC/DC schematics, one-line diagrams, and logic diagrams.
• Experience with protection relays (Siemens, SEL, GE, ABB, etc.).
• Knowledge of substation communication protocols: IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus, PROFINET/ PROFIBUS.
• Experience with FAT, SAT, commissioning, or system startup activities.
• AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, or Engineering Base (AUCOTEC) experience.

Responsibilities

• Design protection and control panels for electrical substations.
• Create electrical drawings, schematics, and logic diagrams.
• Develop protection schemes based on customer requirements.
• Support FAT and SAT testing and site commissioning activities.
• Work with customers, troubleshoot issues, and provide commissioning support.
• Lead technical aspects of projects and mentor team members.
• Support project scope development and proposals when needed.

Skills

Power systems protection

HV protection

Schematic reading

One-line diagrams

Protection relays

IEC 61850

DNP3

Modbus

PROFINET/PROFIBUS

FAT/SAT/commissioning

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Electrical

Engineering Base

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Electrical

Engineering Base

Job description

What You\'ll Do

• Design protection and control panels for electrical substations.
• Create electrical drawings, schematics, and logic diagrams.
• Develop protection schemes based on customer requirements.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT).
• Work with customers, troubleshoot issues, and provide commissioning support.
• Lead technical aspects of projects and mentor team members.
• Support project scope development and proposals when needed.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronic Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in power systems protection and control engineering.
• Experience designing high-voltage (HV) protection and control systems.
• Ability to read and create AC/DC schematics, one-line diagrams, and logic diagrams.
• Experience with protection relays (Siemens, SEL, GE, ABB, etc.).
• Knowledge of substation communication protocols: o IEC 61850 o DNP3 o Modbus o PROFINET / PROFIBUS
• Experience with FAT, SAT, commissioning, or system startup activities.
• AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, or Engineering Base (AUCOTEC) experience.